Definition of coarseness

"coarseness" in the noun sense

1. saltiness, coarseness

language or humor that is down-to-earth

"the saltiness of their language was inappropriate"

"self-parody and saltiness riddled their core genre"

2. coarseness, graininess, granularity

the quality of being composed of relatively large particles

3. coarseness, nubbiness, tweediness

looseness or roughness in texture (as of cloth)

4. coarseness, commonness, grossness, vulgarity, vulgarism, raunch

the quality of lacking taste and refinement

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Quotations for coarseness

The dregs may stir themselves as they please; they fall back to the bottom by their own coarseness. [ Joubert ]

coarseness in Scrabble®

The word coarseness is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 12

Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays In The Letters coarseness:

COARSENESS
(117)
COARSENESS
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Seven Letter Word Alert: (24 words)

acerose, ancress, canoers, careens, cassons, censers, censors, coarsen, corneas, creases, cresses, crosses, encases, encores, ensears, necrose, reasons, recanes, rescans, screens, seances, seasons, secerns, sensors

 

All Scrabble® Plays For The Word coarseness

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The 200 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In coarseness

COARSENESS
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CAREENS
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coarseness in Words With Friends™

The word coarseness is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required. Because it is longer than 7 letters, you would have to play off an existing word or do it in several moves.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 14

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Play In The Letters coarseness:

COARSENESS
(180)

Seven Letter Word Alert: (24 words)

acerose, ancress, canoers, careens, cassons, censers, censors, coarsen, corneas, creases, cresses, crosses, encases, encores, ensears, necrose, reasons, recanes, rescans, screens, seances, seasons, secerns, sensors

 

All Words With Friends™ Plays For The Word coarseness

COARSENESS
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The 200 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In coarseness

COARSENESS
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Words within the letters of coarseness

2 letter words in coarseness (10 words)

9 letter words in coarseness (3 words)

10 letter words in coarseness (1 word)

Words containing the sequence coarseness

Words that start with coarseness (2 words)

Words with coarseness in them (1 word)

Words that end with coarseness (1 word)

Word Growth involving coarseness

Shorter words in coarseness

ar ars oars coarse coarsen

ar oar oars coarse coarsen

en coarsen

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Longer words containing coarseness

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